§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their view that, following the address by Carla del Ponte, prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to the United Nations Security Council on 23 November, the Republic of Croatia is fulfilling its obligation towards the tribunal. [HL137]
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)The Government have noted the serious concerns about Croatian co-operation raised by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Chief Prosecutor in her recent report to the United Nations Security Council. We fully support the Chief Prosecutor's assessment that co-operation cannot be considered to be full until all necessary steps have been 75WA taken to locate and apprehend fugitive indictee Ante Gotovina. We have urged the Croatian Government to take immediate steps to address the concerns raised, and have underlined that full co-operation with the tribunal remains a prerequisite for further European Union and NATO integration.